Benjamin Toniutti
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Nickname | Totti Ben | ||||
Nationality | French | ||||
Born | Mulhouse, France | 30 October 1989||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||
Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||
Spike | 333 cm (131 in) | ||||
Volleyball information | |||||
Position | Setter | ||||
Current club | ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle | ||||
Number | 6 | ||||
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Benjamin Toniutti (born 30 October 1989) is a French volleyball player, a member of France men's national volleyball team and Polish club ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle, 2015 European Champion, a gold medalist of the World League (2015, 2017), Polish Champion (2016, 2017, 2019).
Personal life
Toniutti was born and raised in Alsace by his father Maurizio, an Italian French, and French mother Cathy. His parents often travel to attend Toniutti's league matches. Toniutti is fluent in Italian. He is married. In August 2015 his wife gave birth to their daughter.
Career
On April 13, 2015 Toniutti signed a contract with Polish club ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle.[1] On October 18, 2015 the French national team, including him, achieved title of the European Champion 2015 (3–0 with Slovenia in the final).[2] On April 26, 2016 he won with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle a title of 2016 Polish Champion.[3] Toniutti was Most Valuable Player of the whole season, during the league he received individual MVP awards ten times. On May 2, 2016 it was announced that Toniutti extended his contract for the next two seasons (until 2018).[4] On July 9, 2017 France won 2017 World League after beating Brazil in the finale.[5] ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle confirmed on January 1, 2018 Toniutti's contract extension until 2019.[6]
Sporting achievements
- National championships
- 2009/2010 French Championship, with Arago de Sète
- 2010/2011 French Championship, with Arago de Sète
- 2011/2012 French Championship, with Arago de Sète
- 2012/2013 French Championship, with Arago de Sète
- 2014/2015 German Championship, with VfB Friedrichshafen
- 2015/2016 Polish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2016/2017 Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2016/2017 Polish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2017/2018 Polish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2018/2019 Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2018/2019 Polish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2019/2020 Polish SuperCup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- National team
- 2006 CEV U20 European Championship
- 2007 CEV U19 European Championship
- 2007 FIVB U19 World Championship
- 2008 CEV U20 European Championship
- 2015 FIVB World League
- 2015 CEV European Championship
- 2016 FIVB World League
- 2017 FIVB World League
- 2018 FIVB Nations League
Individually
- 2007: CEV U19 European Championship – Best Setter
- 2013: Pro A League – Best Setter
- 2013: Pro A League – Most Valuable Player
- 2015: FIVB World League – Best Setter
- 2016: Best Player in PlusLiga
- 2016: Polish Cup – Best Setter
- 2016: Summer Olympics European qualification – Best Setter
- 2017: Polish Cup – Best Setter
- 2017: FIVB World League – Best Setter
- 2017: Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner – Best Setter
- 2018: Nations League – Best Setter
- 2019: CEV European Championship – Best Setter
References
- ^ Benjamin Toniutti nowym rozgrywającym ZAKSY – plusliga.pl – 13-04-2015
- ^ France celebrate historic European crown, Slovenia happy with silver – cev.eu – 18-10-2015
- ^ Wielki finał PlusLigi: Asseco Resovia Rzeszów – ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle 0:3. ZAKSA mistrzem Polski! – plusliga.pl – 26-04-2016
- ^ Kapitanowie ZAKSY zagrają w mistrzowskiej drużynie w kolejnych sezonach. – zaksa.pl – 02-05-2016
- ^ France crowned for the second time in FIVB Volleyball World League – fivb.org – 09-07-2017
- ^ Benjamin Toniutti z ZAKSĄ na kolejny rok – zaksa.pl – 01-01-2018
External links
- Benjamin Toniutti at Équipe de France Olympique (archived) (in French)
- Benjamin Toniutti at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- LegaVolley player profile
- PlusLiga player profile
- 1989 births
- Living people
- French people of Italian descent
- Sportspeople from Mulhouse
- French men's volleyball players
- French expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate volleyball players in Italy
- French expatriate sportspeople in Russia
- Expatriate volleyball players in Russia
- French expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate volleyball players in Germany
- French expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- Expatriate volleyball players in Poland
- ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle players
- Olympic volleyball players of France
- Volleyball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics